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    The novel Ashes of Hama: The Muslin Brotherhood in Syria attempts to bridge the gap of knowledge towards the Syrian Muslin Brotherhood through an objectively comprehensive examination of the political, historical, and ideological evolution of the party. Raphaël Lefèvre attempts to rectify the lack of concrete knowledge through accessing the memoirs of two former Syrian jihadists (Mutafa Setmarian Nasar and Ayman al-Shorbaj) and creates a clear narrative of the events in chronological order. This

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    The war on drugs is a long going battle and it has created many issues all around the world and as of today the highest prison population can be found in the United States due to drug charges. About half of the inmates with in federal and state prisons can be found on drug convictions. Those charges can range from possession of an illicit substance to drug trafficking that surprisingly continues to be an issue in federal and state prisons. How can United States put an end to the war on drugs?

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    X-Men First Movie There are a few characters that are popular around the world but here is a few that are intriguing and stand out in the first movie. Wolverine is an iconic superhero. He is a very strong and confident superhero. He is played by the famous Jack Hugh who is currently “taking a break” from Marvels famous wolverine. His superhero abilities include having razor sharp claws that are made from adamantium (being one of the strongest metals), but they were not always like

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    Gang violence is across the country and is a standout amongst the most noticeable issues in the prison system today. Gangs are known to endeavor to control the penitentiaries/correctional facilities, ingrain fear inside the jail framework and all through the general public, and convey negative attention to the system. “Gang affiliated inmates comprise about 18 percent of the 18000 inmate population”(Seabrook). A growing number of prisoners and a large amount of them serving longer sentences for brutal

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    The 1916 Easter Uprising symbolizes the first major act of force since the United Irishmen Rising in 1798 . During the time of the Great Famine from 1845 to 1847 the majority of the Irish population lost faith in the British government because they did not listen or take their grievances seriously . The Irish immediately became second class citizens to the British . Germany during World War One thought that England would be too occupied with the Irish to enter into WW1 . An immediate cause of the

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    independence of the British without confrontation in an armed struggle. It was for this reason that he joined played a large part in the foundation of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. Interestingly, O’Rahilly refused to join the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) on the grounds that he could not join a secret society. He was a man of very strong principles, and felt that he could not keep an oath whereby he would

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    In pre-Raphaelite paintings, a famously known model, Elizabeth Siddal appears as an idealised form of female body. In the 19th century, she was the central figure of the muse that often combined with man’s fantasy and sensuality with poetic idealism. Although Rossetti and Siddal’s marriage was not so idealised rather a tragedy, but they formed a relationship of an artist and the muse. After the death of Siddal, Rossetti departed from the notion of ideal women but he was preoccupied with the theme

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    Maurice Davin and John Wyse- Power, amongst others met at Hayes Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary. At that short meeting the Gaelic Athletic Association for the Preservation and Cultivation was founded. From the following year the Irish Republican Brotherhood began to take a strong interest in the Association and attempted to take over the Association in its early years, an attempt that had it succeeded may well have destroyed and ended the Association at that time. From then the GAA became engrained

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    Beardsley was the main artistic asset of The Savoy, hence the importance of acknowledging his artistic influences in order to establish the artistic influences of the periodical. Beardsley's art is truly unique and stands out from the other artists of the fin-de-siècle; it stands to reason that he is one of the most well-known artist from that period. In his short career, the artist inspired by a plethora of influences which he twisted, transformed, to eventually come up with his singular style.

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    1). At the Royal Academy, Millais befriended William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel. These three artists contributed to the Cyclographic Society and later, in 1848, founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which welcomed all forms of arts and literature (Tate 1). The forming of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a reaction to what the three

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